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Tapping into your creative side might not be why most MBA students come to business school, but for Jordan Cash, one Sauder class was the icing on the cake that helped him become a creative confectioner.

This week, Premier Christy Clark and Energy Minister Bill Bennett gave the go-ahead for the construction of the Site C dam, at an estimated cost of $8.8 billion. In a Q&A, Associate Professor Werner Antweiler answers some questions that remain about the cost, the environmental impact, and potential pitfalls, improvements and alternatives.

The B.C. government is expected to announce their decision on the controversial Site C dam in a press conference today. Sauder Associate Professor Werner Antweiler has written about the approval process for the dam, how it fits into B.C.’s clean energy landscape, and why its future is “far from assured.”